Sure.

Most of them have been made here.

Of course...equating forced Pledge of Allegiance to the 3rd Reich is a bit extreme...but the point is made.

Then again...I don't see anyone crying about the rights of athletes forced to stand during the singing of the National Anthem either.

I guess my point is...that if this was done for dozens of years and the country didn't fall apart...why...all of a sudden...does it become some big deal? A crisis of constitutional scope.

Back to the other thread on forced conformity. Allowing those who want to do and those who don't to not...is >not allowable<...better that all don't...because we wouldn't want poor Johnny to worry about his teacher talking to his parents (Christ no...NOT THAT!)

Should this be a law. Nope. But even without this legislation...the point would be legislated. If the school system started the Pledge on its own...the legislation would be drafted and passed in the Courts. (but they don't >make< laws....yeah...right)

1) For the fact of a court adjudicated Answer: It is unConstitutional (no matter that the judge is instantly slandered and the usual doggerel ensues).

2) We have a loony AG, and that is the kind-word adjective. He has an (now Obv) agenda - and is Not disciplined by his peers-in-Power.

3) God-words were bandied about to an unprecedented degree in recent elections. Our CIEIO is fond of sprinkling them into the most improbable sentences. Pure religious pandering for 'effect'. Bad in a National-CIEIO at any time.

4) We are all ready to invade another country, first-strike: and while it has zippo to do with our putative (now almost forgotten) ID'd ENEMY ("Al-Q" and whateverhappenedto Our #1 Target we were gonnahuntdown no matter what?) 'GOD' by-any-Other-name, and Her claimed plans for >opposing< groups: figures prominently in all the bellicose matters now underway. Employing Her Name in like manner - neither soothes the troubled waters nor indicates superior intelligence. 'Crusade' - use of just that word - indicates the importance of such words, especially when STUPIDLY used.

5) A long-standing affront (to the basic secular 'contract' of the Republic) -- has no expiry date for redress. Never mind the direct affront to: the millions who deem God-words (especially politically self-serving God-words) akin to other superstitions of the past. The agnostic view is the only possible 'view' of this phenom: if you are speaking for A Country!, IMhO.

Are these enough 'reasons' for Why? Now? [or.. at all]

Ashton

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